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they, like everyone else, can see what's peering right over the hill, and it's not a cushy cold war career, it's a "i really could die, cold, bad, and ugly doing this shit right now"
Yeah, I'm not too keen on a military career.
I mean also why would someone go to the military when the same education can get them a better paying job?
In Germany an officer makes about 4k before taxes after his education finished (increasing over time and with benefits adding up). So that is 48k in a year or a bit more than the median income. For someone with a masters degree. With an engineering or IT degree you can find better paying jobs in the private sector.
The main advantage is that you already get paid while studying, but this is offset by the difficulty later moving from a military to a civillian career, where others have a ten year headstart on you.
On the other hand it is difficult to find a partner and start a family if you are living in a military camp.